2014 Indiana Code TITLE 33. COURTS AND COURT OFFICERS ARTICLE 27. JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION CHAPTER 4. APPOINTMENT OF SENIOR JUDGES
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IC 33-27-4
Chapter 4. Appointment of Senior Judges
IC 33-27-4-1
Application
Sec. 1. A person who desires to serve as a senior judge under
IC 33-23-3 may apply to the judicial nominating commission for
certification to the supreme court as a senior judge.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.
IC 33-27-4-2
Certification
Sec. 2. The judicial nominating commission shall certify to the
supreme court a person desiring to serve as a senior judge if the
person meets requirements for service as a senior judge set by the
supreme court under IC 33-24-3-7.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6.
IC 33-27-4-3
Restrictions on certification; retirement benefits
Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not
be certified under this section if:
(1) the person:
(A) has not served as a:
(i) judge;
(ii) justice;
(iii) magistrate; or
(iv) commissioner appointed under IC 33-33-49 who has
all the powers and duties prescribed for a magistrate; or
(B) is still serving as a:
(i) judge;
(ii) justice;
(iii) magistrate; or
(iv) commissioner appointed under IC 33-33-49 who has
all the powers and duties prescribed for a magistrate;
of a court of record in Indiana;
(2) the person is not available for the minimum period of
commitment for service as a senior judge specified by the
supreme court under IC 33-24-3-7; or
(3) the combination of:
(A) the compensation for senior judges set under
IC 33-23-3-5; and
(B) any retirement benefits that the person is receiving or is
entitled to receive;
exceeds the minimum compensation to which judges of the
circuit court are entitled under IC 33-38-5.
(b) A person who elects to forgo retirement benefits during the
period of commitment as a senior judge may be certified as a senior
judge under section 2 of this chapter upon verification by the judicial
nominating commission of the availability to the person of the
election.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-2010, SEC.1;
P.L.71-2010, SEC.1.
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